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Tomorrow marks the beginning of New York Fashion Week , which, in turn, heralds the start of a month-long A/W 2026 season of shows, with subsequent stops in London , Milan and Paris . It looks to be a season of (relative) calm: after 15 creative directors made their debut for S/S 2026, the coming weeks look set to see designers hone their visions as they settle into their roles (as such, A/W 2026 looks to be defined not by the ⁘debut⁘, but the ⁘sophomore⁘ show).
That said, the debuts continue, most notably in Milan, where Gucci will hold its first runway show under new creative director Demna (last season, as an introduction, he presented a short film starring Demi Moore and Edward Norton), Maria Grazia Chiuri will show her first collection for Fendi , and Meryll Rogge will debut at Marni. And those shows aside, the schedule across the month remains busy ⁘ not least in Paris, where an eight-day schedule cements the city⁘s status as the world⁘s style capital.
Here, on the eve of a new season in style, everything you need to know about Women⁘s Fashion Week A/W 2026.
Elsewhere, New York⁘s usual banner names return: Michael Kors will show on February 12, Calvin Klein on February 13, and Eckhaus Latta on February 14. Surrounding them are some brilliant rising names: we are big fans Zane Li⁘s fledgling label LII , which marries 1990s minimalism with architectural construction and a bold colour palette, while Ashlyn, led by Yohji Yamamoto alumnus Ashlynn Park, is evolving into one of New York⁘s most intriguing young labels with its reimagining of historical silhouettes and straddling of Japanese and Parisian codes (she recently won the 2025 CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund). Other moments to watch out for are Nicholas Aburn⁘s sophomore show as creative director of Area, and the latest runway show from Khaite, which ⁘ if previous runway shows are anything to go by ⁘ will come with cinematic scenography conceived by founder Catherine Holstein and her architect husband Griffin Frazen.



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